Indonesia - East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer

Knowledge transfer activities in Indonesia are implemented and managed by Yayasan Bina Tani Sejahtera (YBTS), an independently funded and governed foundation affiliated with East-West Seed Indonesia. East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer Foundation works closely with YBTS, especially on the production of extension materials, extension methodologies, and data management.

At a Glance

In operation since 2009. Nearly 7,800 farmers reached in 2023.
We currently train smallholder farmers on sustainable vegetable production techniques in East Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, Papua, and West Nusa Tenggara provinces.
We provide intensive, hands-on training in the field, with a focus on women and youth. Our youth programs develop young farmers’ life skills along with their agricultural and business skills.
See our project history.

View Our 2023 Annual Report

Farmers and staff in a covered seedling house.

Partner with us to change the lives of smallholder farmers in Indonesia

Current & Recent Projects

Woman farmer standing in her field holds yellow tomatoes attached to the vine.

Enhancing Smallholder Farmers’ Income and Livelihoods in Papua

Building the capacity of Indigenous and transmigrant farmers to improve income and nutrition
Project Partners: De Eik Foundation & EWS-KT

Farmers give the thumbs-up sign while standing between two rows of tomatoes and holding a bucket of harvested tomatoes.

Let’s Grow!

Prioritizing sustainable income generation for young people through vegetable farming, along with life skills training

Project Partner: Ganesha Foundation

A group of farmers hold leafy plants.

Empowering Youth, Building Papua

Engaging Papuan youth in agriculture to expand
their economic opportunities

Project Partner: Kopernik

A female farmer prepares to plant a seedling in a raised bed.

Food Security Program

Increasing vegetable self-sufficiency on Matak Island through home gardening and farm businesses

Project Partner: MedcoEnergi

News & Stories

Three youth participants in the Let's Grow! project hold up their farm logbooks.

Bridging Knowledge Across Borders: Empowering Youth Farmers in Indonesia

YBTS Extension Manager Edwin Saragih and farmer Marthen Luther stand in a field while holding melons.

Seeds to Success: YBTS and Papuan Youth in Sustainable Agriculture

KWT Suka Maju’s leader, Mama Elin.

The Women Who Nurture Agriculture in Southwest Sumba, Indonesia

A woman and her child hold leafy vegetable in a house above the water.

Growing Vegetables Over the Sea

The Indonesia Team in Action

Group of people listening to YBTS staff member explaining plant nutrition and fertilization.

Holding a training on plant nutrition and fertilization

Group of women and a YBTS staff member prepare to plant seeds in bags filled with soil.

Engaging women through Friday home gardening sessions

Two men identify crop pests by referring to a printing guide.

Practicing identification of crop pests and diseases

Six women stand behind a table holding the vegetable dishes they have made.

Promoting nutrition through a vegetable cooking competition

Three women fill leaf pots with soil.

Establishing a seedling nursery

Young farmers with workbooks listen to a staff member for the Let's Grow project.

Developing new skills in the Let’s Grow project

Four young men connect pieces of an irrigation system. Behind them is a field with young plants.

Installing drip irrigation

Reports & Resources

YBTS 2023 Annual Report cover

2023 YBTS Annual Report

Indonesia section from 2023 Annual Report.

2023 2-Page Overview

Indonesia 2023 Q1-Q3 report cover

2023 Quarters 1-3

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2022 YBTS Annual Report

Indonesia page in 2022 Annual Report

2022 2-Page Overview

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2021 YBTS Annual Report

Myanmar section from 2023 Annual Report.

Nigeria section from 2023 Annual Report.

Philippines section from 2023 Annual Report.

Tanzania section from 2023 Annual Report.

Uganda section from 2023 Annual Report.

Partners